Ellipsis is an AD—WO project, designed, planted, and constructed as a part of Exhibit Columbus 2025. 

Ellipsis inhabits the footprint of the former Irwin Block site, emptied by fire in 2022, as a space for collective memory, gathering, and reflection. Framing absence through elliptical geometries and charred timber, the project honors Black and Indigenous histories of Indiana with prairie plantings and fire-treated poplar columns that speak to cycles of destruction and renewal, transforming loss into grounds for renewa and resilience.

 

Photos by Hadley Fruits/Landmarks Columbus Foundation.
Construction by Taylor Bros. Construction.
Native Prairie Plantings by Sanctuary Native Landscapes.

Press:
The Architect’s Newspaper
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Metropolis
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